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Tuck into a mince pie and have a read of our latest newsletter! We’ve had a very exciting last few months, with the publication of a number of major reports on subjects ranging from teacher recruitment, SEND reforms, how to develop the next generation of school leaders and the future of examining. Read about these …

Recent changes to exams mean more papers need to be marked at the end of summer exams, requiring more examiners than in the past. This report for OCR by LKMco identifies what appeals to teachers about examining and what stands in the way of them taking on the role. It then explores the benefits examiners gain …

The DfE’s decision to release the evidence on KS4 reform on a Friday night was a little inconvenient but luckily Laura McInerney provided a handy Twitter summary. This Storify brings together her tweets on: EBacc subjects Single exam boards Tiering Justifying the policies [View the story “DfE Evidence on Reforms to KS4 exams” on Storify]

The most puzzling thing about the GCSE reform announcements and consultation is how it conflates two entirely separate issues, yet no politicians so far seems to notice. That, or the Coalition are willfully blending two ideas together to make this seem like a more impressive reform than it actually is. Here are the two separate …

Earlier this week I reproached Gove’s suggested A-Level reforms for failing to adequately address a real problem in education. Thankfully he avoided this in his next spectacle and the ‘leak’ that exposed Gove’s planned GCSE reforms hit upon some very real problems for secondary education. First, many people do believe GCSEs to be worthless; correctly they …